WCN Spring 2011

Whitelegg Machines Ltd has been steadily increasing its business throughout the Middle East, primarily with equipment for the repair of electric motors. You may ask – what have electric motors to do with the wire industry? Well, they are wound with copper wire and strip! The electric motor is vital for the operation of all industries and in particular in this region, for the production of oil and the generation of electricity. New motors can be very expensive and require long delivery times, so the repair industry, which often works 24 hours a day, can offer a rapid response service to keep industry running. Whitelegg Machines has just completed a €500,000 contract for the supply and commissioning of equipment in a new plant to support the new port of Nakilat in Qatar. company’s personnel working in temperatures of over 40ºC at a site remote from shops and hotels. Another substantial order for a cement factory in Syria is just being completed. Whitelegg has been exhibiting at the Middle East Electrical Exhibition in Dubai, which is the largest and most important showcase for electrical products in the Middle East and the Electrix Exhibition in Cairo, for 20 years. The company is currently building some coil winding machines for the Egyptian Navy. Egypt is more industrialised than most Middle Eastern countries, hence Whitelegg has supplied several CNC wire bending and welding machines for the production of components from steel wire, which resulted from contacts made at the wire exhibition in Düsseldorf. Whitelegg busy in the Middle East This involved the

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Beta LaserMike will exhibit its latest CenterScan 2010 eccentricity measurement system for wire and cable at the Interwire 2011 Trade Exposition, 3 rd -5 th May at booth 732 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia. Beta LaserMike’s CenterScan 2010 measurement system uses highly sensitive magnetic and optical technology to precisely determine the location of the conductor and insulated wire. eccentricity, diameter, and ovality measurements, as well as detect product flaws. CenterScan 2010 can reliably measure diameters from 0.1 to 10mm (0.004" to 0.4") and determine eccentricity and diameter with +0.0005mm (+0.00002") accuracy. CenterScan 2010 also offers wire and cable manufacturers a number This information is instantly processed to provide

Compact design for a wider range of gauge installation on the production line Robust electronics with immunity for closer placement to line devices Factory calibrated for fast, easy setup and simple recompensation Accurate product positioning Beta LaserMike will also be exhibiting a range of other high-precision, process measurement and control instrumentation for the wire and cable industry to help manufacturers improve product quality and lower production costs. • • superior noise • • with minimal alignment

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Email : sales@betalasermike.com Website : www.betalasermike.com Interwire stand : 732

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